Whitley’s voice and the cutting tone of her electric guitar reflect the blues of her father, Chris Whitley (who died in 2005), but Ms. Words like “mystery,” “silence,” “tainted” and “darkness” recur through Trixie Whitley’s second album, “Porta Bohemica” (Strong Blood Music/Unday), in songs about love striving to overcome deep, unhealed wounds. “I’m starting to see the fruits of my own labors,” she said. In April, she plays her first arena show, in Antwerp, Belgium. Whitley went to an independent label for her solo debut LP, “Fourth Corner.” She has striven to avoid being pigeonholed by labels ever since. Whitley’s album was shelved amid a shuffle between labels. But after the band released an album in 2010, Ms. A label, Jive Records, signed Black Dub on the condition that Ms. Whitley, then working in a New York restaurant, and invited her to front his new band, Black Dub. ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ performed by Trixie Whitley with Brian Blade and Daniel Lanois “It’s definitely made the process a little slower.” “I’ve had to continuously stand my ground,” she says. Many wanted her to drop her instruments, saying they interfered with doing R&B ballads. ![]() Music executives “would literally say, ‘We want to turn you into the next Amy Winehouse, or we want to turn you into the next Adele’,” Ms. She has a powerful voice, but also prides herself on playing drums and piano as well as guitar. Her music is an eclectic mix of blues, pop, and R&B. (The name comes from a trans-European train.) Whitley, 28, is releasing her second solo album, “Porta Bohemica,” on Feb. Now, on the eve of a North American tour, Ms. It was a big break, but one that left her with a record deal she regretted. ![]() Whitley get signed, recruited her to sing for his group Black Dub. A few years later, Daniel Lanois, the famed producer who helped Mr. When Trixie Whitley’s late father, the revered blues guitarist Chris Whitley, died a decade ago at age 45, the singer-songwriter was reluctant to pick up his instrument, not wanting to follow his footsteps.
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